Chapter Summaries

Jiang Man discovered that the Primordial Mountain Sea Mirror and Hunyuan Heaven and Earth Cauldron would bring him a backlash in six months, then treated a Daoji Clan infant whose illness came from Ting Fengyin’s power. After Jiang Man gave the family a recommendation letter to the Cloudfront Office, the Ancient City’s leaders ordered a hunt for him and planned to give the Immortal Gate a grand gift.

• Jiang Man used the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books and the Primordial Mountain Sea Mirror to learn that he faced backlash from era extinction and that the cauldron’s power would bring another backlash in six months.
• The Hunyuan Heaven and Earth Cauldron appeared in the sky and released vast vitality, while Jiang Man stayed away from the powerful figures gathering around it and sent a letter to Ji Meng.
• Jiang Man suppressed the destructive power inside a Daoji Clan infant and gave her parents a recommendation letter for the Cloudfront Office before the courtyard vanished from their sight.
• Qin Yang learned that the infant had recovered, then attended a lineage meeting where the patriarch announced that an Immortal Gate figure wanted the Sealing Inheritance in exchange for easing the clan’s suffering.
• In Nine Provinces Ancient City, a phantom ordered his followers to take his Dharma Body outside, find Jiang Man, and kill him, while contacting the Wuyou Evil God and ancient sects.

The Wuyou Evil God set out to find Jiang Man, while Qin Yang warned him that the seal his clan guarded might be reacting to the Heaven and Earth Ding. The chapter ended with the Wuyou Evil God confronting a mysterious woman and asking whether she was Meng Qiewei or Ji Meng.

• The Lord of the Four Seas concealed vitality beneath the sea and planned to use the Heaven and Earth Ding to open the seal below.
• Jiang Man let Qin Yang into the courtyard, and Qin Yang explained the Daoji Clan's dilemma over handing over its sealing method.
• Qin Yang told Jiang Man that his clan had guarded a seal for the Immortal Court and that the Heaven and Earth Ding had stirred it, potentially threatening Jiang Man.
• Jiang Man sent Qin Yang away to negotiate with the important figure, then used the Heavenly Secrets Tree Leaf to return and seek help from Old Yellow Ox and Zhao Tiankuo.
• The Lord of the Four Seas gave the Wuyou Evil God a Heavenly Secrets Void Bell and a sealing box, and she set out to find Jiang Man.
• A mysterious woman intercepted the Wuyou Evil God, who asked whether she should call her Meng Qiewei or Ji Meng.

Ji Meng confronted the Wuyou Evil God over the sea and destroyed her avatar, while the Wuyou Evil God managed to trigger a lockdown before vanishing. Elsewhere, the Wuyou Evil God questioned why the Immortal Gate had allowed someone on the List to wield such strength, and Qiaoyue sensed the aftermath from the altar.

• Ji Meng told the Wuyou Evil God that she was following the wrong path and questioned whether she regretted her past actions.
• The Wuyou Evil God threatened to expose Ji Meng's husband's identity, but Ji Meng dismissed the threat and attacked.
• Ji Meng overpowered the Wuyou Evil God, crushed her body, and then cracked her apart with a touch to her brow.
• Before disappearing, the Wuyou Evil God crushed a transparent box that locked down the surrounding space.
• Elsewhere, the Wuyou Evil God wondered why the Immortal Gate had let someone on the List travel so far at the Ascension Stage.
• Qiaoyue opened her eyes on the altar and angrily cursed the pair.

Jiang Man learned that the Nine Provinces Backlash and a loosening seal beneath the Pingchen Sea Region could threaten everyone, then advanced his cultivation while alerting allies. The chapter left the Immortal Gates investigating the seal after Tantai Xiaotian identified it as a secret seal of the Immortal Court.

• Jiang Man returned to Old Yellow Ox, who warned that the Nine Provinces Backlash could be more dangerous than even the Immortal Court had dared face and explained that a sealed well might imprison people as well as their minds.
• Jiang Man arranged a meeting with Zhao Tiankuo and asked Old Yellow Ox to compare the Nine Provinces Backlash with the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone; Old Yellow Ox described the former as a flood and the latter as a fire that could destroy heaven and earth.
• Jiang Man returned to the sea region and cultivated until the end of May, advancing toward the Ascension Stage as the battle over the Heaven and Earth Ding continued.
• Qin Yang told Jiang Man that he could sense a seal loosening beneath the sea and confirmed that Zhao Tiankuo had agreed to alleviate his clan’s bloodline punishment; Jiang Man asked him to watch for changes.
• Jiang Man sent warnings about the seal through the Drunken Floating Life Token and Spirit Blossom Immortal Spirit, prompting the Shen Family’s uncle to order an investigation into its location and history.
• Tantai Xue told Tantai Xiaotian that the seal was in the Pingchen Sea Region near the Daoji Clan, and Tantai Xiaotian recognized it as a secret seal of the Immortal Court.

Jiang Man helped the Daoji Clan suppress their Heavenly Punishment in exchange for its sealing legacy, while the Lord of the Four Seas realized that the secret of the seal had leaked and decided to undo it ahead of schedule. The seal remained dangerous as Ting Fengyin’s arrival drew near.

• Tantai Xiaotian told Tantai Xue that the Daoji Clan had once failed to seal someone from the Immortal Gate and explained that the hidden object was a powerful well belonging to the Sun-Moon Immortal Emperor.
• Jiang Man passed Immortal Maiden Liuchu’s information to the Mountain-Suppressing Office, then disguised himself with evil god power and went to meet Qin Yang and the Daoji Clan.
• Jiang Man gave Qin Yang and two clan members a formation that absorbed their Heavenly Punishment, and Qin Yang later brought Jiang Man the Four Symbols Seal as a gift.
• The Daoji Clan’s formation absorbed the Heavenly Punishment during the full moon, giving the clan hope; the next day Jiang Man received its complete legacy and taught the clan the formation.
• Qin Yang told Jiang Man that the seal was absorbing life force quickly, while the Lord of the Four Seas concluded that the secret had leaked and began undoing the seal immediately.

Jiang Man raced to master the Four Symbols Sealing Art as a sealed sea region began collapsing, then waited for Ting Fengyin to arrive. He proposed using the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone’s protection to redirect the Nine Provinces backlash into the sealed object, and Ting Fengyin applauded the idea.

• Jiang Man quickly advanced through the beginner, Sixteen-Direction, and Eight Trigrams sealing methods, then struggled to understand the Four Symbols Seal.
• Qin Yang warned Jiang Man that the seal was coming undone, and the sea region began drawing in spiritual qi and trapping those within it.
• Jiang Man learned Qin Yang’s incomplete clan insights while Ji Meng and the Immortal Gate responded to the spreading crisis; the Bai Family Ancestor and Qing Dai joined discussions about suppressing the threat.
• Jiang Man cultivated the Four Symbols Sealing Art to its ninth layer as the lockdown weakened everyone’s power, then saw grass spread across the sea and the lockdown vanish.
• Jiang Man found Ting Fengyin and explained the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding, then suggested that the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone might prevent the backlash from striking him and force it onto the sealed object; Ting Fengyin praised his idea.

Jiang Man learned Ting Fengyin’s sealing method and arranged to redirect the Nine Provinces Backlash to Drunken Floating Life, then went to confront the crisis at the ding. As the Immortal Gate’s people evacuated, Jiang Man revealed the Primordial Mountain and Sea Mirror and summoned the terrifying backlash above them.

• Ting Fengyin explained the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor’s plan and taught Jiang Man the Extreme Dao Sealing Method, while transferring the backlash to Drunken Floating Life.
• Jiang Man returned to the Courtyard and cultivated the Four Symbols Seal, then began practicing the two poles as the well’s pressure intensified.
• Ji Meng waited for a chance to act, while Tantai Xue and the Shen Family Clan Uncle evacuated with the Immortal Gate’s people and others fleeing the sea region.
• Jiang Man appeared before the evacuees in his Feathered Robe, identified himself as Drunken Floating Life, and continued toward the core region despite their warning.
• Jiang Man summoned the Primordial Mountain and Sea Mirror and raised it above the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding, causing the boundless backlash to manifest across the sky.

Jiang Man used the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone to turn the Nine Provinces Backlash against the Deep Sea and Shen Family Clan Uncle’s group, breaking the well’s suppression before vanishing with the Mountain-Sea Mirror. The Lord of the Four Seas then faced Ji Hao, while the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor discovered the Divine Objects had slipped beyond his control.

• Tantai Xiaotian warned Tantai Xue that whoever benefited from the well would bear the Nine Provinces Backlash, and the Shen Family Clan Uncle realized his group was in danger.
• Jiang Man met the backlash head-on, activated the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone, and forced the backlash to burst out of his body and strike the Deep Sea and Shen Family Clan Uncle’s companions.
• The backlash shattered the Deep Sea’s sealing locks and ended the well’s suppression, after which Jiang Man severed its pull with the Mountain-Sea Mirror and disappeared.
• Ji Hao confronted the injured Lord of the Four Seas, declared his interest in the man’s power, and attacked him with Sword Intent.
• The Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor sensed that the Divine Objects had escaped his control and feared that events had completely exceeded his grasp.

Jiang Man waited for the backlash crisis to settle, then reunited with Jiang Nian and the others and prepared to leave for the Sect. In the Immortal Gate Territory, the Bai Family Ancestor announced that the result was in and the incident was over.

• Jiang Man watched the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding while Ji Hao captured an avatar of the Lord of the Four Seas and told the others to leave the dangerous area.
• Ji Hao explained that Tantai Xue would likely receive much of the credit, while the Shen Family Clan Uncle expected to face punishment for his responsibility.
• After restoring his condition, Jiang Man taught Qin Yang the Four Symbols Seal and told him not to visit again because Jiang Man was leaving.
• Jiang Nian, Yang You, Xia Hui, Ling Shuang, Guan Li, and Tian Xinyu emerged from the core, and Jiang Man warned them not to absorb spiritual qi on the way.
• Jiang Man said he would rest before returning to the Sect, while the Bai Family Ancestor announced to Qing Dai and the others that the result was in and the incident was over.

Jiang Man returned from the sea with his companions and met Ji Meng, who had advanced to the Return to the Void realm and joined him on the journey. Meanwhile, the Four Symbols Sect revealed that it had colluded with the Water God's people to exploit Spirit Spring Mountain's troubles and planned to use the Immortal Gate for its own gain.

• The Bai Family Ancestor identified Drunken Floating Life as the one who had resolved the well's problem, while the middle-aged man decided the wanted notice would remain but a reward could be offered.
• Jiang Man led his companions out of the hidden courtyard and began the long trip back, searching for a useful gift for Ji Meng.
• Ji Meng appeared at sea, revealed her early-stage Return to the Void cultivation, and joined Jiang Man's group; Old Black identified the Four Symbols Sect as the ones who had tricked him.
• Jiang Man told Ji Meng about recent events, and she said the Wuyou Evil God had come but returned after she spoke with her.
• At the Four Symbols Sect, Sect Master Shi Yuanchi and Protector Ruan Xun discussed exploiting Spirit Spring Mountain's difficulties, while Old Man Wenfeng worried that Jiang Man and the others might return.

Jiang Man and his companions confronted the Four Symbols Sect, where they captured its leaders for colluding with an evil god. Afterward, the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor welcomed Jiang Man as a suitable successor.

• Jiang Man and his companions used Ji Meng’s formation to speed their journey to the Four Symbols Sect, where its leaders welcomed them under a cultivation-suppressing formation.
• Immortal Maiden Ruan Xun mocked Jiang Nian and the Immortal Gate, but Jiang Nian revealed that she was the manager Ruan Xun had claimed was dead.
• The Sect Master, Ruan Xun, and Old Man Wenfeng fled the hall, then rallied the Four Symbols Sect against Jiang Man and his companions.
• Jiang Man summoned nine suns, defeated the three leaders, and had Jiang Nian explain that the sect’s chief culprits would be taken while those who knew nothing would be spared.
• Jiang Man took the Sect Master and the other two leaders away, then told Old Black that he understood poverty as they passed ordinary people at work.
• At Nine Provinces Ancient City, the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor declared that a suitable successor had finally arrived.

Shen Yao accepted the Nine Provinces Inheritance and learned she must recover two supreme treasures, while Jiang Man returned to the sect and explained the Mountain-Sea Mirror’s reaction. As Jiang Man prepared to report Xia Hui, she was summoned with the other mission participants to meet the person in charge.

• The Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor questioned Shen Yao, then offered her the inheritance and charged her with recovering the Heaven-Earth Cauldron and Mountain-Sea Mirror; Shen Yao agreed.
• Jiang Man returned to the sect with Ji Meng and their companions, and Guan Li and Tian Xinyu got help from the Enforcement Hall after mentioning Jiang Man and Teacher Yan.
• Jiang Man told Old Yellow Ox about the Mountain-Sea Mirror and the Nine Provinces Ancient City’s jealous heart, then decided to report Xia Hui for posing a threat to Old Chang and the others.
• At Spirit Spring Mountain, Jiang Nian warned Xia Hui to prepare herself and asked Qin Luoyang to find a replacement for her position.
• Two days later, the person in charge summoned Xia Hui, Yang You, and the others who had gone on the mission.

Jiang Man revealed that he was the steward, collected Spirit Sources from the team for their insults, and activated a formation that boosted Spirit Water production. By September 15, Xia Hui was still trying to learn about him when the Enforcement Hall arrived to take her away.

• Jiang Man revealed himself as the steward and read aloud the insults Yang You, Xia Hui, Ling Shuang, and Manager Jiang had made about him, then collected Spirit Sources to erase them from his notebook.
• Jiang Man learned that Spirit Spring Mountain faced a twenty-percent Spirit Water shortfall and ordered the team to report the losses and activate his formation for half a year.
• Gao Chunyang found that a black thread had been hidden inside the Formation Disc, and Jiang Man asked him to identify who had handled it.
• Qin Luoyang and Wei Chuan activated Jiang Man's formation, which caused the Spirit Spring to produce water much faster.
• Xia Hui tried to question Chang Qiwen about Jiang Man, but Ren Qian arrived and summoned her to the Enforcement Hall.

Jiang Man received merit rewards and cultivation opportunities while Peak Master Bai warned him about the dangers surrounding his promotion and Fang Yong’s faction. After Fang Yong led the Enforcement Hall to arrest Song Qing, Jiang Man learned Song Qing had taken the blame, then received a suspicious letter from a black-robed stranger.

• Chang Qiwen told Jiang Man that Xia Hui had been taken by the Enforcement Hall before she could ask her questions, and Jiang Man told him to answer freely and lend him the Spirit Sources.
• Peak Master Bai gave Jiang Man three Middle Grade Methods, 450,000 Spirit Sources, and letters for two Secret Realms, then warned him about the risks tied to his ascension, Peak Master candidacy, and Fang Yong’s faction.
• Jiang Man gave the methods to Old Yellow Ox to study and began cultivating, planning to raise his physical body and Primordial Spirit.
• Wei Ran warned Fang Yong that his friends, including Cheng Yu and Chang Qiwen, might face danger, and told him to report the Shaobing Shop again.
• Fang Yong led the Enforcement Hall to surround the Shaobing Shop and arrest Song Qing, who was later reported to have taken all the blame.
• Chang Qiwen delivered Jiang Man a letter from a black-robed stranger, while the stranger remarked that good people had many weaknesses.

Jiang Man responded to a threat from someone seeking an introduction to Drunken Floating Life, then went with Ji Meng to the Small Courtyard, where an Immortal Gate teacher announced a selection for an Ancient Secret Realm. The chapter ended with the Black-Robed Man rejecting Jiang Man’s attempt to bargain and threatening to shut down two more shops.

• Jiang Man sent a reply offering to introduce the Black-Robed Man to Drunken Floating Life for an extra cost and told Chang Qiwen to take precautions with their associates.
• Jiang Man and Old Yellow Ox suspected someone beneath the Water God was behind the threat, and Jiang Man planned to seek information from Immortal Maiden Liuchu or the Lord of the Four Seas.
• Ji Meng brought Jiang Man to the Small Courtyard, where they met Miao Yulin and Qi Xi on the way.
• A middle-aged man from the Immortal Gate announced that he would select two people for an Ancient Secret Realm, whose merit could help them qualify for major opportunities, including competing to become Immortal Gate Chief Disciple.
• The middle-aged man said Ji Meng would lose points because Xiao Qing was absent, and Ji Meng said Xiao Qing was one of hers.
• After reading Jiang Man’s letter, the Black-Robed Man rejected his bargaining and threatened to close two more shops.

Jiang Man learned about Shangguan Zheng’s selection for the Secret Realm quota while helping Fang Yong and investigating pressure against his associates. He prepared a letter to trace the person behind the crackdown, while the Bai Family Ancestor told Qing Dai that she had become a burden to her miss.

• Shangguan Zheng introduced himself, explained that he would select candidates based on ability and comprehension, and promised to teach everyone regardless of their eligibility.
• Ji Meng sent Miao Yulin to meet Yu Wanyi, whose investment in Jiang Man impressed Miao Yulin; Miao Yulin then asked Yu Wanyi how to capture a man's heart.
• Jiang Man asked Fang Yong about his backers and agreed to split the earnings from helping Li Yuan, then taught Fang Yong and others about cultivation.
• Jiang Man decided not to worry about Shangguan Zheng's apparent bias and began training his physical body.
• Chang Qiwen told Jiang Man that Little Fatty and Miss Cheng's shops had been sealed; Jiang Man wrote a letter for a visitor and asked Chang Qiwen to watch over the fox at the Shaobing Shop.
• The Bai Family Ancestor told Qing Dai that his divination showed she was no use to her miss and had become a burden.

Qing Dai learned that a lost Ji Family secret realm had resurfaced and heard that people were speculating about Jiang Man and the Eldest Miss. Meanwhile, Jiang Man tried to uncover the identity of the Black-Robed Man, while Xia Hui began pursuing the possibility of marrying one of Jiang Man’s friends.

• Ji Wuye told Qing Dai that the Bai Family had found a lost Ji Family secret realm and handed it to the Immortal Gate, and Qing Dai proposed asking the Immortal Gate for entry places.
• Ji Wuye said people suspected Jiang Man was either the son-in-law or a decoy, and planned to give Jiang Man a place to draw attention away from the real son-in-law.
• Shangguan Zheng taught the students about auxiliary cultivation and warned that Ji Meng would lose points for Xiao Qing’s absence; Miao Yulin criticized Ji Meng’s approach to Jiang Man.
• Chang Qiwen reported that the Black-Robed Man had rejected Jiang Man’s letter and demanded ten thousand Spirit Sources, so Jiang Man sent another spoken message while planning to investigate the man and seek help from Immortal Maiden Liuchu and the Water God.
• Xia Hui learned that Jiang Man had lent her Spirit Sources to keep her out of mining work and decided to investigate marrying one of his friends.

Jiang Man investigated the Black-Robed Man who had threatened him and visited the Lord of the Four Seas for answers. The chapter ended with Jiang Man meeting the Lord of the Four Seas and the Three Rivers Evil God in prison.

• Xia Hui tried to ask Chang Qiwen questions but had no Spirit Sources to pay him, so Chang Qiwen gave her his identifying aura for later contact.
• A Black-Robed Man appeared in the Shaobing Shop, demanded ten thousand Spirit Sources, and ordered Little Fatty and the others to have them ready the next day.
• Jiang Man told Chang Qiwen to follow the Black-Robed Man's instructions, then received a list of six people who had come through the Immortal Gate and suspected one of them was his enemy.
• Jiang Man asked Old Meng to identify the suspect, and Old Meng picked He Qiu because his name was the only two-character name on the list.
• Jiang Man entered the special prison to question the Lord of the Four Seas, where he found the Lord berating the Three Rivers Evil God.
• The Three Rivers Evil God tossed Jiang Man a thousand Spirit Sources and demanded that he speak plainly.

Jiang Man questioned the Lord of the Four Seas, learned how to contact one of the Moon God's people, and reported his contributions to the Enforcement Hall. After hearing about Drunken Floating Life’s reward and visiting Ji Meng, he prepared to investigate He Zhuang while Shangguan Zheng began assessing the students’ auxiliary cultivation.

• Jiang Man paid the Lord of the Four Seas Spirit Sources to answer questions, used the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books on his avatar, and learned that a Secret Technique could trace the Lord’s True Body.
• Jiang Man guessed that someone else knew the Lord of the Four Seas’ Secret Technique, prompting the Lord to return his Spirit Sources and reveal that a Moon God’s person in Jiang Man’s Sect might help identify who was targeting him.
• Jiang Man reported his contributions to Ren Qian and learned that Tantai Xue held the foremost merit, while Drunken Floating Life’s reward was a Storage Law Treasure and five hundred thousand Spirit Sources that had to be collected at the Immortal Gate.
• Jiang Man visited Ji Meng, who worried that she might owe Shangguan Zheng points, and then joined the other students at the Small Courtyard.
• Shangguan Zheng announced that he would assess the students’ auxiliary cultivation, while Jiang Man resolved to investigate He Zhuang using the Lord of the Four Seas’ methods and Immortal Maiden Liuchu’s information channels.

Jiang Man tried to secure a place in an ancient secret realm while investigating the hidden figure targeting him and his acquaintances. He uncovered a lead connected to the Immortal Gate Lineage and traded information about one of the Water God’s agents for it.

• Jiang Man and Ji Meng chose formation arts for Shangguan Zheng’s selection, while Teacher Yan warned that the secret realm would be dangerous and that all Four Great Immortal Gates would send people.
• Shangguan Zheng dismissed Jiang Man as a poor choice for the mission, telling Mu Luohua that his talent and reputation could not replace useful skills in the secret realm.
• Jiang Man had Old Yellow Ox inspect and modify the Lord of the Four Seas’ secret technique, learning that it could reveal the user’s location and aura.
• Jiang Man contacted the Moon God’s people and offered an important Water God undercover agent in exchange for information about the attacks on Drunken Floating Life and his fellow students.
• The Moon God’s contact linked the Black-Robed Man to roots in the Wuyun Sect and the Immortal Gate Lineage, but could not identify who he served; Jiang Man agreed the contact could report the agent he had offered.